J Stroke.  2017 Jan;19(1):11-27. 10.5853/jos.2016.00563.

Imaging of Intracranial Hemorrhage

• Heit JJ
• Iv M
• Wintermark M

• KMID: 2368398
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5853/jos.2016.00563

Abstract

Intracranial hemorrhage is common and is caused by diverse pathology, including trauma, hypertension, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, hemorrhagic conversion of ischemic infarction, cerebral aneurysms, cerebral arteriovenous malformations, dural arteriovenous fistula, vasculitis, and venous sinus thrombosis, among other causes. Neuroimaging is essential for the treating physician to identify the cause of hemorrhage and to understand the location and severity of hemorrhage, the risk of impending cerebral injury, and to guide often emergent patient treatment. We review CT and MRI evaluation of intracranial hemorrhage with the goal of providing a broad overview of the diverse causes and varied appearances of intracranial hemorrhage.

Keyword

Intracranial hemorrhage; Intraparenchymal hemorrhage; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Epidural hematoma; Subdural hematoma; Head trauma

MeSH Terms

Arteriovenous Malformations
Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
Cerebral Infarction
Craniocerebral Trauma
Hematoma, Subdural
Hemorrhage
Humans
Hypertension
Intracranial Aneurysm
Intracranial Hemorrhages*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neuroimaging
Pathology
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Vasculitis